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jock itch
noun
A fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus , but also Candida albicans, , , and others.
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Doctors thought he just had jock itch.
"Instantly upon seeing the rash, the doctor said it was jock itch," Robert said.
"In teenagers, it goes into the groin and causes jock itch and sometimes to the body, causing ringworm.
The misdiagnosis of a rash as being jock itch ("Diagnosing Without Thinking," Oct. 10) is not an unusual case.
Other people can have outbreaks and mistake them for something else, such as insect bites, razor burn, jock itch, or ingrown hair follicles.
Invasions in those parts of the human anatomy are responsible for scalp ringworm (tinea capitis), jock itch (tinea cruris), and athlete's foot (tinea pedis), respectively.
While MRSA may be the most serious skin infection, athlete's foot, jock itch, boils, impetigo, herpes simplex and ringworm, among others, are not exactly fun or attractive.
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That, and the jock-itch that provokes him into becoming a raging mad man.
Asked over the phone this week about his twist on any itching jock's go-to cliche during a challenging season, the Cold War Kids' lead singer with the swoon-worthy falsetto took the ball and ran with it, like any MVP would.
Winter itch.
Bedbugs (Itch, Itch, Scratch, Scratch)!
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